Can Mexico Meet the Challenge of Its Central American Migrant Crisis?

Can Mexico Meet the Challenge of Its Central American Migrant Crisis?
Men look for a place to sleep in a crowded shelter for migrants deported from the United States, Nogales, Mexico. April 28, 2010 (AP photo by Gregory Bull).

In this week’s Trend Lines podcast, WPR’s editor-in-chief, Judah Grunstein, and senior editor, Frederick Deknatel, discuss the battle between President Donald Trump’s White House and the U.S. intelligence community. For the Report, Laura Weiss talks with Peter Dörrie about how shifting patterns of Central American migration are putting Mexico’s asylum system under pressure.

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